The Bottom Line - products that shape business

This week in The Bottom Line, Evan Davis welcomes three more guests, each of whom have a story to tell about a product which shaped the fortunes of their business.

If business is about anything, it's about products.

Evan's guests come from companies that invent them, manufacture them and sell them and they each tell the story of a product that has shaped the fortunes of their business in some way.

They also discuss the art of dismissal. How easy should it be to fire an employee?

In the studio are:

• Sir George Buckley, former Chief Executive of 3M, the US firm behind the Post-it Note and Scotch Tape
• Clara Gaymard, Chief Executive of the French arm of US company General Electric
• Ian Cheshire, Chief Executive of home improvement retailer Kingfisher, whose brands include B&Q and Screwfix

The programme is broadcast live on BBC Radio 4 on the 27th September, 20:00.  

Dr Leslie Budd from the OUBS had an exclusive interview with Sir George on innovation in the UK business. Click here to watch the clip.